It has been three years since UNLV threw basketball coach Dave Rice under the bus. Now a top assistant at Pac-12 champion Washington, he refuses to do the same to his alma mater.
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Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant used the word “soft” after a 5-2 loss to Arizona on Tuesday, the team’s fourth straight at T-Mobile Arena and one that definitely bothered Gallant in terms of how his team competed.
Major league baseball pitchers and catchers reported to spring training this week. Jose Canseco reported to Mars. The former slugger posted on social media about leading a Bigfoot and alien excursion.
If you are among those anglers who have recently joined us or thinking of making the move to Southern Nevada, rest assured there is plenty of fishing opportunity within a reasonable distance of the Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas oddsmakers expect NFL Championship Sunday to feature a pair of close shootouts. Both games are rematches from the regular season that each produced at least 80 points.
Tons of dirt are delivered to the home of UNLV basketball a few days before the NFR commences, spread out over six hours and then, following the 10th and final go-round, packed and stored behind the arena until next year.
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy recently reimbursed an Oklahoma City radio host who bet the Cowboys (6-6) would win eight games this season.
After battling through injury and grief, David Cohen, who grew up in Las Vegas and graduated from Bonanza High School, returned this week to collect the Comeback Jockey of the Year Award at the annual Jockeys’ Guild Assembly.
UNLV played better than that forgettable loss to Loyola Marymount, walking away a winner on Tuesday night before an announced gathering of 7,327 at Thomas Mack Center.
During the Shriners Open, Jordan Spieth offered his opinion about “The Match”, the $9 million winner-take-all, pay-per-view duel between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Nov. 23 at Shadow Creek.
While there is unquestionably a growing appetite for the NFL in parts of the United Kingdom, the idea of placing one’s hard earned pounds on the outcome of a Sunday game still seems more rubbish than anything to many making bets.
Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings and husband Casey of Las Vegas are partners in a new pro volleyball tour which makes its Las Vegas debut starting Wednesday at Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
The biggest favorite in Saturday’s rematch between Gennady Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at T-Mobile Arena is on the fight to go the distance.
It’s that time again, only the second time, but the Golden Knights will begin training camp Friday as a means to prepare for The Season Following The Most Improbable Season.
The Woodbine Mile on Saturday has produced five Breeders’ Cup Mile winners in its 22 runnings. That makes it a great yardstick to help handicappers assess that division seven weeks before the championship races.